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It's Cold Out There!
The Rotaract Club of Niagara was pleased and honoured to be a part of 2018’s Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY), which took place the evening of February 24th. CNOY is a nationwide event that raises awareness and funds for individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and hurt all across Canada. |
Brock Niagara Rotaract Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
Three exciting events that took place for Brock Niagara Rotaract, this month, were the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (January 18th), District 7090’s Recruitment Event (January 23rd), and the monthly photo contest (January 25th – January 31st). |
Filling Shoeboxes
The Rotary Club of Lincoln was approached by the Brock Niagara Rotaract Club for help in supporting the Shoebox Project. A shout out to the Lincoln Rotarians who donated to support them along with the community and other Rotary clubs in the area that also stepped up to help. |
Buffalo Garbage Clean-Up
The Rotaract Club of the University at Buffalo held a garbage pickup during the month of April on Maryvale Drive in the Town of Cheektowaga. Altogether, they cleared over one dozen full bags of garbage off the side of the road. |
McMaster Rotaract News
On March 23, 2018, Rotaractors from McMaster Rotaract Club travelled to Hess Street Elementary School in Hamilton to facilitate an Arts & Music Session for their after-school program. |
District Conference
The District Conference is right around the corner! Now is the time to get our young adults to join us for a fun filled day of fellowship and collaboration. As your new District Chairman of Rotaract, I respectfully ask you to pledge support of part of the cost for one or two Rotaractors/or RYLArians (future Rotaractors) to represent your Rotary Club at The White Oaks Resort on Saturday October 28th. Click on Read more to find out how. |
Helping people with disabilities make their own music Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school. After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school. |
Finding Safe Haven For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity. |
Saving lives in Ghana What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga. |
India celebrates three years without polio Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio. |
